dragonvpm commented on Auto CEOs Promise To Ditch The Private Jets And Drive To Washington

"I really don't see what the problem is when a national (let alone international) company has a private jet to get from place to place so long as it's used in a financially sound way (i.e."

dragonvpm commented on Never Get Locked Out Your Car: Drill Hole Through Key, Screw To License Plate

"@dwasifar: I do that for my house, but I have it in the backyard (where my dogs are) and it's in a discrete spot that isn't visible from outside the property."

dragonvpm commented on Morning Deals

"@Bladefist: This thread originally started with this comment: "Thats a very nice Lenin/Stalin/Mao propaganda poster."

dragonvpm commented on Morning Deals

"@Bladefist: No, skepticism would be say, questioning his selection of Rahm Emmanuel for Chief of Staff based on X,Y,Z reasons. Even if you're not "blaming" Obama, why are you blaming anyone?"

dragonvpm commented on Morning Deals

"To everyone getting their panties in a bunch over the stupid sticker I say 3 things. a) You do realize that you're acting and coming off like nothing more than sore losers, right?"

dragonvpm commented on Debt Collector Bullying Me To Sign Affidavit Saying I Can Pay More Than I Can

"@rshettle: The OP asked for help in figuring out what to do about her problems with that specific bill collector wrt their strong arm tactics getting her to sign a fraudulent affidavit. For all that either of us knows, she could be entirely debt free except for the student loans that she defaulted on and which she's already making payments on. Without knowing any more details of what her situation is, I wouldn't presume to tell her how to get out of debt, certainly not with an expensive medical condition that she's dealing with especially if she wasn't asking for advice in that area. However, I too wish her the best of luck and I hope her medical condition improves."

dragonvpm commented on Chase To Fix 400,000 Option-ARM Mortgages

"@Boogaloo2: No, ARMs and various other "creative" financing options were being heavily pitched by mortgage brokers left and right when things were good."

dragonvpm commented on Debt Collector Bullying Me To Sign Affidavit Saying I Can Pay More Than I Can

"@rshettle: To be fair, she ALSO has a chronic, apparently serious (or at least expensive) medical condition that is affecting her ability to pay back her debts. She also seems to have made a pretty good effort at dealing with her debts, arranging payments etc..."

dragonvpm commented on Chase To Fix 400,000 Option-ARM Mortgages

"@ADismalScience: That was intended to be over-the-top."

dragonvpm commented on Chase To Fix 400,000 Option-ARM Mortgages

"@Erwos: How is it greed? Servicer: Hey, guys, these loans we made to people are resetting and they can't afford the new payments, we're seeing a lot more missed payments leading to foreclosures, can re rework them and lower the interest rates? Hedge Fund Manager: No, we based our earnings projections on those interest rates resetting and my bonus is tied in to meeting those projections."